The region covers one (1) highly urbanized city, Davao City, and five (5) component cities nanely Tagum City, Island Garden City of Samal, Panabo City, Digos City and Mati City as the component cities . Its four (4) provinces are Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao del Sur covering a total of 1,1162 barangays under forty three (43) municipalities and eleven (11) Congressional Districts.

(Table 1 - Number of Municipalities, Districts and Barangays by Province/City)

Province/City

Municipalities

Congressional Districts

Baranggays

Compostela Valley

11

2

237

Davao City

-

3

182

Davao del Norte

7

2

223

Davao Oriental

11

2

183

Davao del Sur

14

2

337

Total

43

11

1,162

It has a total land area of 1,967,183 hectares which equates to approximately 7% of the total land area of the Philippines.

(Table 2 - Land Area by Province/City)

Province/City

Hectares

Percentage (%)

Compostela Valley

466,693

24

Davao City

244,361

12

Davao del Norte

346,282

18

Davao del Sur

393,401

20

Davao Oriental

516,446

26

Total

1,967,183

100

DENR Region Xl has jurisdiction over four (4) Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs) and fourteen (14) Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) strategically located in each province and in the different municipalities of the Region.